Tactics to Halt Shortage and Silver Linings Within it Have Local Umpires Optimistic
In the second half of a two-part series, potential remedies for and positive outlooks on the umpire shortage are highlighted....
26
Nov
01
Nov
‘Everybody Has a Breaking Point’: Umpire Shortage Hurting Youth Sports and Officials Themselves
Aggressive parents and other issues contributing to a local and nationwide shortage of youth sports officials get called out in the first of a two-part story....
17
Apr
Dons Baseball Victorious in Intra-County Matchup
De Anza High defended its home field Saturday by taking down Salesian College Preparatory High in a closely contested game....
27
Mar
Oilers Varsity Baseball Forced to Replace Game with Scrimmage
Without coaches, umpires or enough players to field an official team, Richmond High baseball had to play a scrimmage Friday against Bethel High....
20
Mar
Richmond High Athletics Down But Not Out
A new day may be on the horizon after years of struggle for Oilers sports, who have made promising new coaching hires and are addressing other programs' needs. ...
02
Sep
Former Richmond Mayor Nat Bates is Running Again
Nat Bates has been Richmond mayor twice before, both times in the 1970s. In 2014, he lost the job to Tom Butt. Now, he wants the job again....
27
May
Richmond Honors Willie Mays for Contributions to the City
The city of Richmond held a parade and renamed a baseball field to honor Willie Mays who helped local youth in need when he played for the San Francisco Giants....
02
Mar
Council Unanimously Votes to Honor Willie Mays and Juneteenth
City leaders voted Tuesday to rename a baseball field for Willie Mays and an underpass for Juneteenth and discussed funding to clean and revitalize Richmond....
27
Dec
El Cerrito Star Signs With UC Berkeley Baseball
RJ Green, a senior on the El Cerrito High School varsity baseball team, signed a letter of intent to play for the Cal Golden Bears next fall....
04
May
Oilers Lose Steam in Final Innings Against Dons
Richmond High’s varsity baseball team dropped their fifth inning lead against DeAnza High in their 5-2 loss on the Dons home field on April 26....
22
Apr
Comets Soar Over Eagles in 13 Innings
Defensive errors in the final inning of regular play spurred a 13-inning contest during the Contra Costa College Comets’ 5-4 win against the Mendocino College Eagles. The April 19 game...
26
May
For Female Athletes, Double Standards Start at an Early Age
When 13-year-old female baseball player Mo’ne Davis was publicly slut-shamed on Twitter earlier this year, thousands rallied to her defense. The incident highlighted the longstanding tradition in this country of...
